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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat's cradle
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Old school computer gamers will be intimately familiar with the dungeon crawler genre, popularized by games like Wizardry and Eye of the Beholder, which involves moving in first-person on a grid, taking on monsters, finding treasure and delving deeper into a labyrinth.
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Under the streets of Paris, a 75-mile labyrinth of pipes is at work trying to keep the parts of the city cool.
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Travelers can use apps like The Dyrt to find free and low-cost camping areas, while OnX Backcountry helps navigate maze-like forest roads.
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The thunderous cry rings out over a crowd gathered in front of a television propped up on plastic tables and past a maze of vendors lining a bustling working-class neighborhood in downtown Mexico City.
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They’re immediately pulled into a tangle of police reports, hospital notifications, insurance calls, and legal questions that can feel impossible to sort through while grieving.
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Richie Laryea for Canada burst into the box in a good position but was brought to ground amid a tangle of legs with South Africa’s Khuliso Mudau.
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Downtown traffic is a snarl and parking isn’t easy even on routine days.
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Multiple inbound lanes are blocked as a result, causing a massive traffic snarl and backup.
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“Cat's cradle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%27s%20cradle. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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